Finger-operated boxing toy



Sept 25 1951 H. scHEcHTEL. 2,1569,260

FINGER-OPERATED BOXING TOY Filed NOV. 29, 1946 /NVE/vTaR HA RR y cHfc/-fTEL ATTORNE Y Patented Sept. 25, 1951 UNITED YSFATSIFLS lPATENT OFFICEFINGER-organen BOXING TOY Harry Schellrtel, Los Angeles, Calif.Application, November 29, 1946, serial No. 712,743 3 claims. (o1. ie-142) This invention relates to a toy or amusement device, and has forits principal object the provision of a toy which can be manipulated bythe finger of the user to simulate the motions and actions of a boxingbout.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efliciency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the improved toy;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section, taken on the line 3--3L Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a detail section, taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 3.

The improved toy consists of an ornamental base I having two parallelcross frame members I I and I2 imbedded in or attached to its uppersurface. Two human figures I3 and Il are pivotally mounted between thetwo members Il) and I2. The figures are cut from suitable sheet materialsuch as heavy cardboard, liber, plywood or the like and are ornamentedto simulate the ap- The gures pearance of a prize lighter or boxer. I3and I4 are pivoted upon suitable pivot pins I5 mounted in the crossframe members II and I2. The pins I5 pass through downwardly extendingears I6 formed on the forward foot of each ligure.

Each ligure is provided with a pair of freely swinging arms II mountedon a shoulder pivot member I8 so that the arms will swing with themovements of the body of the ligure to simulate the action of a boxer.

Each of the ears I6 is notched, as shown at I9, in its forward edgebelow the axes of the pins` I5. A leaf spring member of spring steel orthe like, extends between the ears from the notch I9 of one block intothe notch I9 of the other. The center of gravity of each ligure isoutside of its pivot pin so that the ligure naturally tends to swingoutwardly by gravity. The spring member 21], however, limits the outwardswing by maintaining the ears I6 resiliently separated.

An operating lever 2| extends across the spring 20. The operating leveris pivoted at the rear of the base I0 upon a suitable pivot pin 22 in asupporting post 23. The forward extremity of the lever terminates in afinger button 24.

It can be seen that, if the nger button is depressed, as indicated inbroken line in Fig. 3, it will depress the leaf spring 20, causing boththe ears I6 to be depressed downwardly at their adjacent edges. Thiscauses both the figures I3 and I4 to swing forwardly, as shown in brokenline in Fig. 2, to simulate the movements of a boxer. When the button isreleased the figures swing back to their original position.

As the figures swing forward and back, the arms I'I also swing to createthe impression of an actual boxing match.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent is:

1. A boxing toy comprising: a base; a pair of parallel frame membersextending across said base; a pair of cut-out members representing humanfigures extending upwardly from between said frame members inface-to-face relation, each ligure having one foot ahead of the other; apivot ear extending downwardly from the forward foot of each figurebetween said frame members; a pivot pin extending through said framemembers and through each of said ears; a substantially rigid connectingmember extending between said ears below the plane of said pivot pins;and means for moving said connecting member downwardly to cause saidfigures to swing toward each other.

2. A boxing toy comprising: a base; a pair of parallel frame membersextending lacross said base; a pair of cut-out members representinghuman iigures extending upwardly from between said frame members inface-to-face relation, each ligure having one foot ahead of the other apivot ear extending downwardly from the forward foot of each ligurebetween said frame members; a pivot pin extending through said framemembers and through each of said ears; a leaf spring positioned innotches in and extending between said ears; an operating lever extendingtransversely across said frame members and resting on said left spring;and means for pivoting one extremity of said operating lever to one sideof said frame members so that, when the other extremity is moveddownwardly, said spring will be moved downwardly to swing said figurestoward each other.

3. A lever-operated boxing toy comprising: a flat baseboard; twoparallel upstanding cross members extending transversally across saidbase in spaced-apart relation; two flat cut-out figures representinghuman beings, facing each other with one foot placed ahead of the otherpositioned over the two parallel cross members; a projection extendingdownwardly from the forward foot of each ligure and between the twocross members, each projection having a notch in its forward edge, thetwo notches facing each other; pivot pins extending through said crossmembers and through said projections and pivotally mounting said iiguresrearwardly of said notches; a straight, resilient member extending fromthe notch of one projection to the notch of the other projection andserving to hold said projections apart; an operaing lever extendingacross said resilient member at right angles to said cross framemembers; and pivot means supporting one extremity of said lever fromsaid baseboard so that when the other extremity is depressed, said leverwill force said resilient member downward to cause the extremities ofthe latter to act downwardly against said notches to swing the upperportions of said gures inwardly toward each other.

HARRY SCHECHTEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS l5 Number Name Date 1,010,549 Welch Dec. 5, 19111,458,683 Carlin June 12, 1923 1,537,509 Tupper May 12, 1925

